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Eco travels in Scandinavia
In the USA: The International Ecotourism Society, TIES (http://www.ecotourism.org)
Denmark – http://www.visitdenmark.dk
Finland – http://www.visitfinland.com. In the U.S. www.responsibletravel.com
Denmark – http://www.visitdenmark.dk
Norway - http://www.grip.no/okoturisme, www.visitnorway.com
Sweden - http://www.snf.se/english.cfm, www.visitsweden.com
Where to rent a kayak on Sweden’s west coast
Styrsö Kayaker
Experience kayaking only 40 minutes from Gothenburg.
Address: Furufjällsvägen 13, 430 84 Styrsö
Phone: 0702 77 51 90
e-mail: info@havskajak.se
website: http://www.havskajak.se
Prices: One-person kayak 280 SEK per day, two-person kayak 360 SEK per day.
Marstrandskajaker Fiskhamnen in Marstrand
Paddle away from the high nightlife of Marstrand.
Address: Fiskhamnen, 44030 Marstrand
Phone: 0303 607 42
e-mail: info@marstrandskajaker.se
Website: http://www.marstrandskajaker.se
Price: One-person kayak 300 SEK per day, two-person kayak 400 SEK per day.
Orust Kajak
Open sea, cliffs, and lots of greenery
Address: Stockens camping Västra Orust
Phone 0304-51200
e-mail: friluftslif@orust-kajak.se
Website: http://www.orust-kajak.se
Price: One-person kayak 350 SEK per day, two-person kayak 450 SEK per day.
Mountain experience:
Storulvån is easily reached by train. Take the night train from Göteborg or Stockholm and wake up in the mountains! The trip takes about 15 hours.
If you don’t feel like camping or bivouacking, there’s not much to choose from but the Mountain Lodge. For more info, see http://www.storulvan.se
Driving fashion forward
For more info on Reflective Circle and Josefin Lassbo, see http://www.reflectivecircle.com
On Bio Power eco collection and other items from SAAB: http://www.saabexpressions.com
Creative Nation
Organizers: http://www.creativenation.dk, http://www.di.dk
Some of the participating companies:
Anthon Berg/Toms Confectionery Group http://www.tomsgroup.com
Bang & Olufsen http://www.bang-olufsen.dk
Barito Design http://www.barito.dk
BoConcept http://www.boconcept.com
Carl Hansen & Søn A/S http://www.carlhansen.dk
Carlsberg http://www.carlsberg.dk
Chef Claus Meyer http://www.meyersmad.com
CS Copenhagen http://www.cs-copenhagen.dk
Danish Agricultural Council http://www.agriculture.dk
Danish Tourism / Visit Denmark http://www.visitdenmark.com
Euro-Center http://www.euro-center.com
Fritz Hansen http://www.fritzhansen.com
Georg Jensen http://www.georgjensen.com
Kopenhagen Fur http://www.kopenhagenfur.com
Novozymes http://www.novozymes.com
Scrub’a http://www.skruba.com
Technical University of Denmark http://www.dtu.dk
Wonderful Copenhagen http://www.visitcopenhagen.com
Getting to and from Denmark and Scandinavia is easy; for a direct flight, see http://www.flysas.com or http://www.icelandair.com—the latter if you are in the mood for a stop-over on Iceland.
Useful websites:
http://www.goscandinavia.com
http://www.dt.dk (the official travel guide to Denmark)
or http://www.visitdenmark.com
Denmark
Population: Close to 5.5 million people
Capital: Copenhagen, pop. 1.8 million (including suburbs)
Average temperature in July: 15.6 C/60 F
Head of state: Queen Margrethe II
Head of government: Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen (Liberal Democratic Party)
Currency: 1 US dollar = 4.75 kroner (May 30, 2008)
1 US dollar = 0.64 EURO
Food fact : Pork is king in Denmark. The Danes eat 106 kilos (234 lb) of pork meat per person each year, compared to 73 kilos (161 lb) for the Swedes. They also have the cheapest beer in Scandinavia.
Geography fact: There is no hill higher than 200 meters (650 ft), so Denmark leads the way in Nordic flatness. Maybe that’s why there are so many bicycles everywhere.
Tourist attractions:
Tivoli amusement park (http://www.tivoli.dk)
Legoland amusement park (http://www.lego.com/legoland/billund)
Louisiana Museum of modern art (http://www.louisiana.dk)
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